About taking quote, drastic action to spread slow the spread of covid19 interstate and hinting at the return of the stayathome owners we all experience back in march. Health officials warn the trends are alarming compared to previous searches this year. 40,000 daily new cases of the verse reported last week that its likely that at least 12 of those sick will need intensive care hospitalization. The high case numbers we seen in the last week have not even begun to impact hospitals yet. We know that it takes about two weeks. If these trends continue, will have to take much more dramatic drastic action. California hospitals could be overwhelmed and i sears out of space by the middle of this month. These are troubling signs. And we have not really, we dont know what happened at thinks giving it. That will take a few more days to manifest itself. We dont know exactly what a new stay at home order would include. But we can look to recent examples. We have a harbinger of what is to come in Lo
Jimmy li will join me this hour in this exclusive interview. Markets on the upswing to begin futures. Take a look at dow industrials 344 points. Nasdaq up 109. Thats almost 1 . S p higher by 9 points. The dow posting best month since 1987 with gain of almost 12 , other averages also higher by 12 and 11 all this as we await key testimony from federal jay powell and jimmy mnuchin today and unused covid relief funding. Return to high seas, we are taking you on a port on how they are getting ready. Another missing monolith moved. Making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria live right now. Maria all right, european markets meanwhile look like this as rally is underway on wall street. European markets higher across the board. Ftse up 123 points. Almost 2 , cac quarante up 62 and dax index up 135. British factories reporting fastest growth in 3 years. Purchasing Managers Index rising to 55. 6 in the month of november. In asia overnight green across the board. Chinas manufacturing pmi54. 9
Senate but expect that to happen. Yesterday on the midday news, we were able to say that biden had confirmed that yellen was, indeed, his pick for treasury secretary. Wall street has suspected that for more than a week. She is one of the reasons the stock market has been doing so well. But this morning, as you saw on nbc bay area in that special report a short time ago the president elect made all of this official. The team im announcing today will play a Critical Role in shaping our plan for action starting on day one and move fast to revive this economy. They are going to help me help us, help the country lay out my build back better plan. Its my great honor to have this opportunity to serve you and the american people. And to join this incredible Economic Team at this moment of great challenge for our country. Reporter president elect biden has named neera tanden as the director of office of management and budget. Now, this nomination probably will not get through the republican dom
Progressives once at that, pushing people to go ahead to vote in georgia, become temporary residents and then leech. That is against the law. You cant do that there. Well find out how widespread that is. The read from the secretary of state says it is more widespread as you know, but none of this was going on in the big election a month ago. Jackie deangelis following all the biotech news and remedy news and vaccine news and how soon do we see it news. Jackie. Reporter good afternoon, neil. Things are moving quickly indeed. Pfizer biontech filing for covid19 vaccine approval in europe. Boris johnson is talking about administering the vaccine in the uk in a matter of days. This morning the fdas stephen hahn at the white house, the white house is concerned that the fda might not be moving fast enough. President trump tweeting yesterday, moderna now applying for emergency vaccine approval. Usfda must act quickly. The next steps are these. Fda outside advisors will meet on december 10th, n
Right rally, are registered as taxexempt charities. Coming off his big win in who wants to be a millionaire, chef david chang will tell us how hes going to help restaurant workers hit hard by the pandemic. Hes got lots of ideas. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. What weve done now with thanksgiving, you see the difference two or three weeks from now. Right at the time that people would be traveling for christmas. Promising breakthroughs on covid vaccines are lifting some spirits as cases surge. What is your expectations come june for how Many Americans will have had this vaccine . 100 of americans that want the vaccine will have vaccine by that point in time. Lawmakers are hoping to pass a Coronavirus Relief bill as the final economic protections from the stimulus package are set to expire. We need come together. Both sides must give. Dr. Scott atlas, a controversial member of the white houses Coronavirus Task force is apparently resigned. Gail force winds k